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Sich-1
Mission typeEarth observation
COSPAR ID1995-046A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.23657
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeOkean-O1
ManufacturerYuzhnoye
Launch mass1,915 kilograms (4,222 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date31 August 1995, 06:49:59 (1995-08-31UTC06:49:59Z) UTC
RocketTsyklon-3
Launch sitePlesetsk 32/2
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude659 kilometres (409 mi)
Apogee altitude683 kilometres (424 mi)
Inclination82.3 degrees

Sich-1 is the first Ukrainian Earth observation satellite and was launched on 31 August 1995 at 06:49:59 UTC by Ukrainian Tsyklon-3 rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia.[1]

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